Agricultural Education prepares students for successful careers, builds awareness and develops leadership for the food, fiber and natural resource systems. Classroom instruction, laboratory experiences and work based learning experience programs provide personal growth based on real life application of problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Overview/Program of Studies for Agriculture
A document summarizing this program area, including an overview, list of course titles and descriptions, career majors, model course sequences, etc.
Agricultural Education Power Lessons
These documents contain "Power Lessons" from the Kentucky Ag Ed Lesson Plan Library that have been identified by KY Ag Ed Teachers as being critical lessons to be taught, for each of the six Agricultural Education Career Majors.
Career Cluster/Career Majors for Agricultural Education
A document for this program, defining this cluster area, a list of career majors, sample occupations and possible degrees/diplomas/certificates for this program.
Skill Standards & Assessments
A document which provides common language, goals and reference points for employers, students and educators for this program area.
Student Organizations
Links to the state and national FFA websites.
Professional Organizations
Links to the state and national teachers organization websites.
Agricultural Career Information- The file below contains information about Agricultural careers. This document provides an overview of the Agriculture Cluster Area and highlights several careers. Also, the document lists all six Agriculture Career Majors with specific careers summarized. For each career descriptions of training/education needed, salary, and projected need for workers is examined. Lastly, a plan for offering multiple career majors in a single teacher department is listed. This plan is done for both a "block scheduling" and a "traditional six period day" schedule.
Resources
Program Related Resources
Leadership Dynamics
The curriculum for the Leadership Dynamics course has been developed as a separate course for high school students or to be included as a component of the various Career Pathways in Career and Technical Education. The objective of the course is to assist students in preparing for leadership roles during and beyond high school.
FFA Intgration CTSO Activites
The attached documents were developed by the committee on integrating CTSO activities into the curriculum.